Students need to be able to label the following on a map:
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Objectives
• trace the migration routes of the first Americans to the Americas. • describe how American Indians viewed their environment. • formulate hypotheses about the origins of American Indian artifacts. • analyze ways in which American Indians of eight cultural regions adapted to their environments. Social Studies Vocabulary Key Content Terms migrate, environment, natural resource, culture, cultural region Academic Vocabulary resourceful, revise, adapt, temporary, dominate |
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• identify the motives behind European exploration of the Americas. • explain how Europeans established territorial claims in the Americas. • compare the Spanish, French, English, and Dutch settlements in the Americas. • describe the impact of European exploration and settlement of the Americas on indigenous peoples and West Africans. Social Studies Vocabulary Key Content Terms Columbian Exchange, slavery, conquistadors, colony, missionaries, coureurs de bois Academic Vocabulary domesticate, convert, revolt, impact, technique |
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Objectives
• identify the various reasons for the settlement of the British colonies. • compare religious practices and the different government systems—including the system set up in the Mayflower Compact—among the colonies. • collaborate with others to showcase the economic, political, and religious features of a colony. • synthesize key information about a colony by writing a postcard from the perspective of an American colonist. Social Studies Vocabulary Key Content Terms mercantilism, cash crops, charter, democratic, Mayflower Compact, slave trade Academic Vocabulary economy, isolated, authorize, proprietor, prosperous |